Sunday, September 05, 2021

Puffball - Sit Spot #952 - September 5, 2021









Puffball
Photos from August 14 and September 5, 2021




Sunday, September 5, 2021 10:20 a.m.

Sit 952   :  Brush Pile W  : Partly cloudy 

+20° (+21°)  NW 17-26 kph  78% humidity 


Mosquitoes,

Crows,

Catbird,

Wind in trees,

Blue Jays, 

Unidentified bird chips,

Goldfinch,

House Wren, 

Robin,


Extras:

3:45 a.m. - Crickets singing,


6:30 a.m. -

Crickets,

Cardinal,

(Train),


Along the Trails -

Crows,

Chickadees,

Insect calls, 

Cardinals,

Blue Jays 

Goldfinch,

Cabbage white butterfly,

Sulphur butterfly,

Monarch butterfly,


Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Mourning Doves,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker.





Photo Site #7 - 
Sunrise time from 2nd Floor Window
Almost no colour today






Saturday, September 04, 2021

Frog & Flower - Sit Spot #951 - September 4, 2021








Northern Leopard Frog





Harebell
aka Bluebell of Scotland
campanule à feuilles rondes
(Campanula rotundifolia)




Saturday, September 4, 2021 4:10 p.m.

Sit 951  : Brush Pile W : Partly cloudy 

+24° (+27°) S 13-20 kph  50% humidity 


Insect calls,

House Wren,

(Prop Plane),

Blue Jays,

(Jet - Southwest Airlines flight 1969...),

(Traffic noises in distance),

Mosquitoes,

Tall Goldenrod blooming,

Bees in Goldenrod,


Extras:

12:30 a.m. - Crickets singing,


6:30 a.m. -

Crickets singing,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Red Squirrel,

Unidentified bird calls,


Along the late afternoon trails -

Blue Jays, 

Carolina Wren,

1st Azure Aster blooming,

Cabbage White Butterflies,

Crickets,

Monarch Butterfly,


Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Flicker,

Hummingbird,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.





Photo Site #6 - Close-up of East Willow






Friday, September 03, 2021

Stiff Goldenrod - Sit Spot #950 - September 3, 2021








Stiff Goldenrod
verge d'or rigide
(Solidago rigida)



Friday, September 3, 2021 10:40 a.m.

Sit 950  : Brush Pile W : Mostly Sunny 

+17° (+17°)  N 7-11 kph  72 % humidity 


Unidentified bird chirps,

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - Lennox Airways flight 430...),

Insect calls,

At least 2 unidentified warbler species,

(Prop Plane ),

Chickadees,


Extras:

1:30 a.m. -

Some stars shining,

No bird or insect sounds,


6:30 a.m. -

Cardinal,

(Jet),

Squirrel,

(Traffic noise),

Unidentified bird chirp,


Along the Trails -

Blue Jays,

Goldfinches, 

1st Stiff Goldenrod blooming,

Crows, 

Downy Woodpecker,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Catbird,

Warblers,

 

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Flicker,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red Squirrel.





Photo Site #5 - Front "Forest" Trail






Thursday, September 02, 2021

Berries - Sit Spot #949 - September 2, 2021









Jack-in-the-Pulpit Berries



Thursday, September 2, 2021 10:25 a.m.

Sit 949  : Brush Pile W ; Sunny 

+18° (+18°) NW 9-14 kph 49% humidity 


Chickadees,

Crickets,

(Prop Plane),

Wind in trees,

Leaves falling on tarp,

Cardinal singing,


Extras:

6:30 a.m. -

Crickets,

Cardinals,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

(Traffic noises),


Along the Trails -

Goldfinches,

Walnuts falling,

Carolina Wren 

1st Green Amaranth bloom identified;

     may have been blooming before,

Mourning Doves 

Pewee 

Flicker,

1st Frost Aster blooming, 

Crows,

House Wren,

Chickadees,

Blue Jays 

Cabbage White Butterfly 

Turtlehead in North Ravine 

Monarch Butterfly,

Garter Snake,


Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Hummingbird,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Rabbit,

Red Squirrel.




Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail






Wednesday, September 01, 2021

Beans - Sit Spot #948 - September 1, 2021









Harvesting Long Beans
at Plan B Organic Farm




Wednesday, September 1, 2021 4:35 p.m.

Sit 948  :  Brush Pile W  :  Sunny

21º (+ 26º)  NE 9-14 kph  50% humidity


Crickets,

(Prop Plane),

Trees Creaking in the wind,

Mosquitoes,

Bees on Goldenrod flowers,

(Train),


Extras:

6:30 a.m. - 

Crickets singing,

Crows in distance,

(Traffic noises),


Along the late afternoon Trails -

Crickets,

Mourning Doves,

Monarch butterflies,

Cabbage White butterflies,

Crows,

Blue Jays,


Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Cardinals,

Mourning Doves,

Pewee,

Downy Woodpecker,

House Wren,

Red Squirrel.





Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint